Martnália Mendonça Ferreira, known as Mart'nália (

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, September 7, 1965) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, percussionist and actress.

Career

Daughter of sambista

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and singer Analia Mendonca (her name is a blend of parents' names), the singer was born in Vila Isabel, North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Since childhood she was surrounded by music. She began her professional career at age 16, doing backing vocals for her father beside her sister, Analimar. In the mid 1990s, she began making presentations on the circuit of bars, nightclubs and theaters in Rio de Janeiro, which culminated in the release of her samba album ''Minha cara''. Since 1994, she joined the group Batacotô, whose percussionist was

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. Mart'nália had the privilege of becoming sponsored by big names of Brazilian popular music thanks to her father.

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produced ''Menino do Rio'' From these two albums, Mart'nália began to attract greater media attention and to have shows throughout the country, paving the way for international tours through Europe and Africa. In 2015, her album ''Em Samba! Ao vivo'' was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Samba/Pagode Album category. In 2017, another album of hers, ''Misturado'', was nominated in the same category of the 2017 edition, and this time it won. In

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, she was nominated for a third time in that category, this time for the album ''Mart'nalia Canta Vinicius de Moraes''.

Personal life

Mart'nália is a lesbian.

Discography

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